DONALDSON v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
ELIHUE DONALDSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
COMPANY,
Defendant.
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CASE NO:
7:25-cv-144–WLS
ORDER
On December 17, 2025, the Court issued an Order (Doc. 12) which, in part, ordered
Plaintiff’s Counsel, Ms. Brown, Ms. Backer, Mr. Mirabella, and Mr. Andrews, to show cause
why the Court should not issue sanctions for failure to appear at the Scheduling and Discovery
Conference held on December 16, 2025.
Mr. Andrews filed a Response (Doc. 13) in which he states he did not willfully disobey
this Court’s order, but, instead, did not attend due to a mistake. He also states that Ms. Baker
and Mr. Mirabella are no longer employed with the firm. Expecting Counsel to take, if not
having already taken, steps to cure the calendaring issue, the Court accepts Counsel’s response
and finds that sanctions are neither necessary nor appropriate.
SO ORDERED, this 2nd day of January 2026.
/s/ W. Louis Sands____
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Case 7:25-cv-00144-WLS Document 15 Filed 01/02/26 Page 1 of 1